Campaign Updates – Page 3 – Commercial Alert

Commercial Alert to FTC: Investigate celebrity endorsements on Instagram

Posted September 7, 2016 / Campaign Updates 0 0 0

On September 7, 2016, Public Citizen, in partnership with the Center for Digital Democracy and Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, sent a letter to the FTC, demanding that it take immediate action to enforce its policy which states that...

The Opening Bell 09-2-16: The Commercialization of US National Parks

Posted September 2, 2016 / Campaign Updates, National Parks, News 0 0 0

The Opening Bell 09-2-16: The Commercialization of US National Parks WGN Radio Bennett Wakenight On the September 2nd, 2016 episode of The Opening Bell, Steve faced the very important jobs report that is to be released today, which is a large...

Campaign Coordinator, Kristen Strader, discusses the commercialism of our national parks on RT America

Posted August 15, 2016 / Campaign Updates, National Parks, News 0 0 0

Campaign Coordinator for Commercial Alert, Kristen Strader, discusses the commercialism of our national parks on RT America Published on Aug 12, 2016 “A petition with over 200,000 signatures was delivered to the National Park Service...

Sign the Petition: National Parks Should Not be Billboards for Corporate Advertising.

Posted July 7, 2016 / Campaign Updates, Commercial Alert, Culture, National Parks 0 0 0

Sign the Petition: National Parks Should Not be Billboards for Corporate Advertising America’s National Parks are among our greatest national treasures, open for everyone to explore, enjoy, and learn from the natural world void of commercial...

Commercial Alert responds to the National Park Service’s plans to allow corporate partnerships

Posted June 1, 2016 / Campaign Updates, Culture 0 0 0

In response to the National Park Service’s (NPS) plans to allow corporate sponsorships and partnerships, Commercial Alert submitted comments to NPS on May 16, 2016, urging it to uphold the integrity of our national parks and not move...

Why Are Teachers Being Turned Into Marketers For McDonalds?

Posted May 27, 2016 / Campaign Updates, Commercialism in Schools, News 0 0 0

Why Are Teachers Being Turned Into Marketers For McDonalds? Watch Kristen Strader, Campaign Coordinator for Commercial Alert, and Sonalia discuss the ethics of McDonald’s marketing tactics directed at children. Corporations love to appear...

Activists, Teachers, Parents and Youth Tell McDonald’s: End McTeacher’s Nights, Stop Using Teachers as Marketing Agents

Posted May 26, 2016 / Campaign Updates, Commercialism in Schools 0 0 0

Activists, Teachers, Parents and Youth Tell McDonald’s: End McTeacher’s Nights, Stop Using Teachers as Marketing Agents 30,000 Petition Signatures Delivered to McDonald’s Executives CHICAGO − McDonald’s should stop using teachers as marketing...

Successful WHO Code Day of Action!

Posted May 23, 2016 / Campaign Updates, Infant Formula Marketing 0 0 0

Successful WHO Code Day of Action! On May 21, 2016, the 35th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, activists across the world took action to protect parents and babies from predatory...

WHO Code Day of Action

Posted March 22, 2016 / Campaign Updates, Infant Formula Marketing 0 0 0

WHO Code Day of Action 2016 Join us in taking action to protect parents and babies from predatory marketing! On May 21, the 35th anniversary of the WHO Code, Commercial Alert and allies will launch a day of action to protect parents and babies...